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SparkleShare is being ported to windows. currently basic functionality is available. But it is not usable for real usage yet.

build on windows

• install dotNetFramework 4.0 (if not installed yet)

• install msysGit PortableGit-1.7.4

  • rename the .7z file to .exe, execute and extract to C:\msysgit

• start C:\msysgit\git-cmd.bat and execute:

    md \projects
    cd \projects
    git clone -b windows git://github.com/wimh/SparkleShare.git
    cd SparkleShare
    git submodule update --init
  

• download SmartIrc4net-0.4.0.bin.zip

  • copy Meebey.SmartIrc4net.dll and Meebey.SmartIrc4net.xml from the zip file in bin\release to C:\projects\SparkleShare\bin (create that directory if it does not exist)

• Download CefSharp-0.3.1.7z

  • copy avcodec-52.dll, avformat-52.dll, avutil-50.dll, CefSharp.dll, icudt42.dll and libcef.dll from the 7z file in CefSharp-0.3.1\Release\ to C:\projects\SparkleShare\bin
  • (use 7-zip to extract files from a .7z file)

• continue in the git-cmd.bat window and execute

    sparkleshare\windows\build.cmd
  

• C:\projects\SparkleShare\bin should now contain SparkleLib.dll and SparkleShare.exe

running

I think this is no longer necessary since SparkleShare now generates a key for you:

• start C:\msysgit\git-cmd.bat and execute

   ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@youremail.com"
  

• when it asks for a location to save the key, just press enter to use the default location

• do not enter a passphrase (press enter twice)

• copy the public key to your git server. Depending on the server, the command can look like this:

    cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | ssh git@servername "cat - >> ~/.ssh/authorized_keys"
  

  • It probably reports that The authenticity of host (...) can't be established., enter yes to continue
  • Enter the password when prompted
  • When correctly executed, you can connect with ssh git@servername to the server without any prompt. (enter logout to close the connection).

• Start C:\projects\SparkleShare\bin\sparkleshare.exe

  • Enter full name and email in the first dialog
  • Enter the git servername and path on the server to add a repository

Notes

• Instead of downloading binary versions of Meebey.SmartIrc4net and CefSharp, it is also probably better to build it from sourcecode.
• Dotnet framwork 4 is required during build, the final executable should require dotnet 3.5.